Union-suit



STRAUB,JR.

UNION SUIT.

APPLlCATiON FILED M AY10,19I9- 1,329,329. Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

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UNITED STATE PATENT @FFIQ.

.ANSELM STBAUB, JR., OF MAGNGLIA, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HAIJEEOWILLIAM F. TOSNEY, 013 PHILftDE LPI-IIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UNION-SUIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

Application filed May 10, 1919. Serial No. 296,116.

garment of this type so designed that itmay be readily and economicallymanufac tured from tubular web and, when complete, may be worn with easeand comfort.

The manner in which I accomplish this object is hereinafter set forth,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, 1n which Figure 1 is aface view of a union suit constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a face view of the blank of tubular web which constitutes thebody member of the garment, and

Fig. 3 is a face view of the blank of tu bular web which constitutes theleg member of the same.

The garment consists of but two pieces, a body member 1 and a leg member2, these members being united by means of a continuous seam 3 passingentirely around the garment and, in order that it will at no time causediscomfort to the wearer, being disposed above the crotch. The bodymemher 1 is shown provided with arm holes 1 and neck opening l and thecutting of these apertures constitutes the only waste of material in themanufacture of the garment.

The opposite ends 2 and 2 of the leg member 2 constitute the right andleft legs of the garment.

In the manufacture of the garment the blank of tubular web whichconstitutes the leg member 2 is transversely slit, centrally, as at 1,Fig. 3, across about two-thirds of its width. This slit provides acontinuous edge of web which is united, by means of the seam 3, to thecontinuous edge of web at the bottom of the body member 1. The depth ofthe slit 4 is such that the length of the continuous edge of webprovided thereby will be greater than the length of continuous edge ofweb at the bottom of the body member 1, so that, when the two edges areunited, the lower portion of the body member will be stretched, as at 1,Fig. 1,

in order to conform to the size of the opening provided in the legmember by said slit, thus providing ample room for the hips of thewearer of the garment.

That portion 5 of the leg member 2 which intervenes between the end ofthe slit 4 and the side of the tubular web constitutes the crotchportion of the garment, and, when the garment is made of knitted web,which is the usual practice, the wales of the web will, at the crotch,run from one leg of the garment to the other. As a result, the primeelasticity ofthe fabric, at this point, is from front to rear, whichcondition permits ready yielding of the crotch to accord with changes inposture of the wearer of the garment without, at any time, allowing aloose or baggy condition of the crotch to prevail. A proper andcomfortable fit is thereby insured.

Trimming of any desired character may be added to the neck opening, armholes and bottom of the legs, in order to lend an attractive appearanceto the completed garment.

Being the same, both front and back, the garment may be worn with eitherface forward.

I claim:

1. A union suit embodying two pieces of tubular web united by acontinuous seam disposed above the crotch, one of said pieces of webconstituting the body of the garment and the opposite ends of the otherof said pieces of web constituting the legs of the garment.

2. A union suit embodying two pieces of tubular web, one of said piecesof web constituting the leg member of the garment and transverselycentrally slit to provide a continuous edge which is united to thecontinuous edge at the bottom of the other of said pieces of web whichconstitutes the body member of the garment.

3. A union suit embodying two pieces of tubular web, one of said piecesof web constituting the 12 member of the garment and transverselycentrally slit to provide a continuous edge which is united to thecontinuous edge at the bottom of the other of said pieces of Web' Whiehconstitutes the body member of the garment, the continuous edge providedby the slit in said first named piece of Web being greater in lengththan the con tinuous edge at the bottom of said last named piece of Web,whereby said last named piece of Web is stretched at its bot tom portionWhen said continuous edges are 10 united.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ANSELM STRAUB, JR

